Virginia Woolf / Edward Albee Comparative Study

Are YOU Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Here's a good starting place for your analysis:
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/757463.html

Anavi (from last year's year 12) sent a good link that you might want to explore.
http://www.shmoop.com/afraid-of-virginia-woolf/literary-devices.html

There is some good background material to Woolf's context in the following video:
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Watch the following links for an understanding of Virginia's life:
Virginia Woolf 1 - Consider the social status of Woolf's family
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf&sk=&sc=8-7&mid=C47685B8BB94D822A63BC47685B8BB94D822A63B&FORM=LKVR10#
Virginia Woolf 2 -
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf&sk=&sc=8-7&mid=B864A74F530E84762178B864A74F530E84762178&FORM=LKVR14#
Virginia Woolf 3
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+3&sk=&mid=EC37674771009C317256EC37674771009C317256&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 4 -
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+4&sk=&mid=0E3CD5721B96D1C1B9810E3CD5721B96D1C1B981&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 5 - Who were the 'Bloomsbury Group'? What impact did they have on Virginia?
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+5&sk=&mid=6D82A2C93D5ACAA63D3A6D82A2C93D5ACAA63D3A&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 6 - Virginia begins her writing career.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+6&sk=&mid=6FAE9BE85CFF0E9D59406FAE9BE85CFF0E9D5940&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 7 - Don't worry about this - it is just a repeat of number 6
Virginia Woolf 8 - The Dreadnought Hoax - what was it?
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+8&sk=&mid=170B54DA1EF4C708A0C5170B54DA1EF4C708A0C5&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 9 - Woolf marries. What is Leonard like?
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+9&sk=&mid=43EFDD61FA288243820943EFDD61FA2882438209&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 10 - Hogarth House. Virginia begins to experiment with her writing
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+10&sk=&sc=0-15&mid=30BD7913C1A921C6A2BD30BD7913C1A921C6A2BD&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 11 - The Hogarth Press.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+11&sk=&mid=795CBE62869C745CC4B1795CBE62869C745CC4B1&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 12 - Who was Vita Sackville West?
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+12&sk=&mid=1563DF952AB41DF6B7FE1563DF952AB41DF6B7FE&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 13 - Who was Quentin Bell?
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+13&sk=&mid=E009A75475657FD7BF9FE009A75475657FD7BF9F&FORM=LKVR#
Virginia Woolf 14 - A Room of One's Own is published.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Virginia+Woolf+14&sk=&mid=3E4A9AF23C3E386B9F383E4A9AF23C3E386B9F38&FORM=LKVR#


Have a look at this dramatisation of Woolf's lecture. It will bring to life an important part of the text:
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